Railway tie and rail fastener



' 1927. May c. BIERN'AT RAILWAY TIE. AND RAIL FASTENER Filed Dec. 24. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 V avwautoz May 10, 1927. 1,628,449-

c. BIERNAT RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENER File'd Dec.24. l925 V 2Sheets-Sheet 2 w avwemtoz W Patented May 10, 1927.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. Y

CARL 'BIEZRNAT, 0F GLASFO'RD, ILLINOIS.

TIE AND FASTENER.

Application filed December stock will ;ii1'1nly -l1old the rails on the ties.

rlnother object of the invention is the prov sion of arall fastening with which the foot flanges of the rails (rest on the lower .arms of pawls or the like fulcrumed intermediate their ends in the ties, the .upper arms of which are adapted to be firmly pressed againstthe rail web at opposite sides thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision ofa rail fastening in which means are provided to hold one of the ,pawls rigidly in its uprightposition, while the other .op- @posite'ly disposed pawl may readily be turned about its fulcrum, so as .to allow a quick exchange ofthe rails, whereby means are provided for locking also this pawl into its rail web engaging position.

A still furtherxobject .of the invention is to provide a railroad tie provided with means for facilitating the sliding .or the rails into their seat upon the pawl arms. I v

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more fully apparentas the description thereof proceeds, and will then be more definitely pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 shows a railroad tie and rail fastening constructed according to my invention in vertical longitudinal section on line 1--1 of Figure 2. r

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 33 of Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a form of my invention in which means are provided for facilitating the sliding of the rails in place on the fastening.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

As illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, of the drawings, a railway tie 10 of any well known construction and material, for instance as shown, has formed therewith at the rail supporting places, preferably at the rail joints as illustrated, where two rails 11 and 12 join and are secured together by the well known fish plates 13 and bolts 14, dep res' 2%,1926. ScriaINo. 156,868.

.sions 15, 1:6 in which two pawls, in each-depression, designated 1? and 18 of the form illustrated ,are fulcrunjicd ntern'iediate their ends on pins 19 and 2-0 respectively, resting,

in the side walls of the depressions by their ends. Each of said pawls has a lower, :shorter arm 21 and an upper longer arm 22.

The upper part of the longer arm of pawl 17 isyformed as shown at 23, and is adapted to engage the web 2 f of a rail below the head 25 thereof, while the upper part of the pawl 18 is formed as shown with a web engaging fiat intermediary part or face 25 adapted to engage .the web of the rail oppositely to finger 23 in the manner illustrated in Figure 1 between the rail head 25 and the foot flange 26 of the rail.

The rail foot flanges rest on top of the upper edges of the shorter or lower arms 21 of .the pawls ending in twoinner oppositely disposed flanges 27., 28.

lhile :the pawl 7 is kept in its upright rail web engaging position almost stationary in the manner as for instance illustrated in Figure 4:, the pawl 18 can be freelyturned about its fulcrum pin to allow a sliding of the .rail in its place on the fastening, it may ,also be locked in this position by the ar pziingement of a suitable stop pin 29 or the The pivot pins 19, 20 have outer heads 30, and near their inner ends shallow recesses are formed within the tie below the axis of said pins, which are designated 31' and in which locking pins 32, 33 are resting placed in position before the rails are placed on the tie. Lugs or pintles 34 on the pawls 17, 18 extend into suitable sockets in the tie. The ties have anchors 35 and a central web 36 for embedding the same into the road bed material, while drainage channels 37 are provided to drain the water, etc., collecting in the depressions of the tie.

As illustrated in Figures t and 5, a wedgeshaped body 38 provided with downward extending pins 39 adapted to engage holes 40 in the body of the tie, may be arranged so as to facilitate the sliding of the rails onto the fastening.

The operation of my improved rail fast- ;ening will be entirely clear from the above description; after the pawls have been placed in the recesses or depressions of the hey-pins 3:3, 33, ehe lllll is brought into position will] its leer lhnige lei-sling upon the shorter arms of the pmvis and will be lirnily heldv in line position by the pressure exerled. luy the rolling sleek and the weight of the ruils upon the lower :irins oi? the pnwls Whieh, lurning; about their lilllClllUlz-h will. here their upper arms lirinly preesed .inl'o euggne'enienli \Yll'll lhe rail webs on opposite side-i thereof. it will be clear that: While pawl ii" is held shitionery, pawl l8 can he lurked :iher zuljushnent of the parts by means of pinihl. 'lhe wedge 38 will facilitate l'he plan-lug: of the rails on the lower one of pawl l? u'herezi'lj'l'er pawl 18 is placed into po:-:ilion, to engage l'he rail. It is to he un derstood l'heix such changes es come within the scope oi? The appended claims may he made wil'hont departure from the spirit of my invention.

.l iziviue i'hus dei-ieribed my invention whet l eleiin as new end desire to secure by Let iers lzitenl' is:

.1. i l, rail fastening: comprising: in combination with :1 railway lie having e depression in ils body, :1 pair oi pz'iwls il'ulei'unied inlerlnedizite their ends. pins in said tie lorniing the luleruins of said pewls, heads at lhe ends oi said pins. and locking means for mid pins all the pull oil the lie opposite to said heids, said pziwls having lower shorter :iruis supporting the rail fool; flange and longer, upper arms adapted to engage lhe rail web at opposite points for serurely holdingl'he rail on seid tie when the said shorl'er arms are depressed under the insight of the rails and the rolling stock, pressing said upper arms into engagement with said rail web, and means -for locking :eeee we the perls in l'heir zuljusted reil holding posilion.

2.111 a rail fastening oi? the elass deserihed, he eonibimition ol? a railroad tie having depressions in its body, and e pair ol" pnu'ls in said depreseions llllCl'lllllUQl. in lerinediule their ends on pins in said depression having lower, shorl'er imus {hinged :il their inner oppositely disposed ends lo lorin supports for the rail loot flange, and upper longer iii-ins adopted to lirinly engage the mil webs between loot and head of the rail on opposite sides lhereo'l for securely holding said longer arms in engagement with seid rail and the rail in place upon the exertion oi pr ssure upon the lone J arms by ihe weight oi the rails and rolling stock upon the same, and a means l'or locking said. pins.

3. ll. mil :l esttenin comprising in combinuiion with d railway tie having a depression in its body, :1 pair o'ii' pawls lulerumecl intermediate their ends, means in said tie tiernring l he luleruins of said pawls, locking lllijilll'lr for said iulerum forming inezrns, lower, reil foolliunge supporting means on said, puwle, and upper, mil Web engaging means on said puwls, said lower supporting menus for the rail Foot flanges adapted to be depressed under the Weight of the rails and the rolling steel; thereon for lirnily pressing the upper web engaging means egreinsl; lhe rail web on opposite sides oi the mil, and :1 step pin for locking the parts in their adjusted rail holding position.

eligned all (ilesjford, in the county of Peoria and State 01 Illinois, this 27th clay of lk' oreniber, A. D. 1926.

CARL BIERNAT. 

